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Sign of the times. Exeter Mayor Ben Hoogenboom poses in front of a new
Ministry of Transportation destination sign just north of. Elginfield. Exeter was not
included on the prior signs at Elginfield and Arva along Hwy. 4 before
Hoogenboom first called the MTO about the oversight in january.The new si
were erected late last month.
By Craig Bradford
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF
A .
cials, Hoogenboom received word in
March that new signs featuring how fax
to, Lukcan, Exetei, and Clinton would be
ELGINFIELD -- Exeter Mayor Ben put up at the existing sites in Arva and
Hoogenboom proved a phone call can Elginfield. The signs were erected late
work wonders. - . *- last month.
When heading bomeirom destinations "It wasn't a matter of eliminating
south of Exeter .:along Hwy. 4, Lucan or Clinton but of including
Hoogenboom ;noticed the green destina- Exeter," Hoogenboom said.
tion signs :outside Arva and Elginfield Exeter was excluded from the signs
didn't mention Exeter but did list the due to a MTO policy only to recognize
distances to Lucan and Clintolt urban centres within certain kilometre
He first called th,e Ministry of blocks.
Transportation last January with his The Town: -of ,Exeter didn't have to
cough up any. money for the new signs,,
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concerns.
After.one other phone call .to MTO oM= .
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